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Quantities and Units
Units of Measurement and Metric Prefixes.
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Voltage, Current and Resistance
The Electric Circuit. Basic Circuit Measurements.
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Ohm's Law
The Relationship of Current, Voltage, and Resistance.
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Energy and Power
Power in an Electric Circuit. Resistor Power Ratings.
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Series Circuits
Resistors in Series. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law. Troubleshooting.
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Parallel Circuits
Resistors in Parallel.
Kirchhoff’s Current Law.
Parallel Circuit Applications.
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Series-Parallel Circuits
Analysis of Series-Parallel Resistive Circuits. Ladder Networks.
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Block Diagrams
System design using block diagrams.
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Signals
Generation and Characteristics of signals.
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Semiconductors
Basic semiconductor devices e.g. diodes, zener diodes
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AC to DC Conversion
Designing a AC to DC converter using rectifiers, transformers, filters and regulators.
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Number systems
Binary and Hexadecimal Number Systems
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Logic Gates
Digital Schematic design using logic gates
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Timing Diagrams
Timing diagrams for combinational and sequential digital circuits.
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Flip Flops
D, JK, SR flip flop and latches
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Thomas L. Floyd. (2019), Principles of Electric Circuits, 10th. Pearson, p.1024, [ISBN: 9780134879482].
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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John Bird. (2017), Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology, 6th Ed, 2nd. Routledge, p.844, [ISBN: 9781138673496].
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This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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Other Resources |
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https://www.allaboutcircuits.com.
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https://ocw.mit.edu/.
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